P&B are proud to be Ovington Boats preferred supplier for the new 505s.
A fully fitted epoxy carbon boat fitted out by P&B to world championship specification, complete with a full set of P&B sails.
The high specification rig includes a choice of Superspars M2, or Selden Alto mast with halyard lock fitted, carbon boom, twin carbon flyaway poles.
Updates on the already hugely successful P&B fit out include new Ronstan strut system, fully adjustable jib fairlead system, as successfully at the 2017 world championships. All controls are lead to hand or to the middle console in the boat with the adjustable mainsheet bridle now fitted as standard and auto height tweakers for the trapeze lines.
The complete hull also includes the tack tick micro compass fitted, extra set of rear toe straps for high wind downwind sailing, ratchet blocks on the spinnaker and where possible a Harken fit out. New CNC tooling for foils, a carbon high aspect gybing board with adjustable lifting pin, high aspect fixed rudder with 10 mill fittings, a telescopic tiller extension and pro grip on the sides and gunwales.
All P&B boats leave P&B’s Northamptonshire base having been fully measured with ISAF registration complete and calibrated and tuned by previous world and multiple European and National champion Ian Pinnell.
The full sail package includes the world championship winning radial mainsail, ‘monster’ spinnaker and zip luff Dacron genoa.
The hull is protected by P&B breathable Topnotch 9 covers, both under and over covers alongside a fully padded mast and rudder bag. Rapide trolley. Completing what is undoubtedly a world class specification.
Demand for the world beating 505 Ovington/P&B combination is high. Build slots are filling up fast so now is the time to start planning for next year.
P&B founder and former 505 World and European Champion, Ian Pinnell, is our resident 505 Class Expert.
Contact Ian to discuss all your class specific queries and to find out more about the 505.
After a year away we're eagerly waiting for the new race calendar to get underway. We'll update our results over the course of the season, see you out on the water.
